Man Utd vs Man City: Bitter rivals go head-to-head in huge Premier League clash at Old Trafford – stream, TV, team news

MANCHESTER UNITED host local rivals Manchester City in a mouth-watering Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon.

The Red Devils go into the game after three wins on the spin, with their most recent triumph coming over Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Andre Onana saved a last-minute penalty to deny Copenhagen an equaliser in the Champions League on Tuesday nightAP

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Phil Foden was rested in midweek for the Manchester derby[/caption]

But performances have been far from convincing for Erik ten Hag‘s side this season.

They have only narrowly edged weaker opponents like Brentford, Sheffield United and Copenhagen with home displays particularly underwhelming.

The club sit eighth in the Premier League table but have already suffered home losses to Crystal Palace and Brighton, as well as Galatasaray in Europe.

And Old Trafford games don’t get bigger or much tougher than when Man City make the short trip across town.

The Treble winners are enjoying winning ways again after beating Brighton and Young Boys within the last week after back-to-back league defeats to Wolves and Arsenal.

They remain within touching distance of the top of the table, just two points behind leaders Tottenham.

City haven’t won in their bitter rival’s backyard since November 2021, when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in the Old Trafford dugout.

But they defeated them twice last term. 6-3 in the league and then 2-1 in the FA Cup final.

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Team news

Ten Hag will be hoping Casemiro is back fit for the derby after suffering from an ankle injury.

The boss still has a defensive injury crisis to deal with as Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are all set be unavailable for the visit of City.

Pep Guardiola will be without Manuel Akanji as he serves his one-match ban for receiving two yellow cards during last weekend’s victory over Brighton.

Kyle Walker, John Stones and Phil Foden will all be fresh after being rested versus Young Boys.

Key players

Goal machine Erling Haaland will be tightly marked by the in-form Harry Maguire.

The centre-back was stripped of the captaincy over the summer, a move to West Ham then fell through and he was jeered following an own-goal for England versus Scotland.

Buta resurgent Maguire is suddenly back to his best, putting in two outstanding performances against Sheffield United and then heading home the winner against Copenhagen.

United also have a fantastic record when he starts, winning 16 of 17 games since October 2022.

Maguire has been recalled to the starting XI and has impressed

As usual for City, Haaland will be the man to watch.

He has missed several big chances this season and even went on a three game goal drought, but he has still found the back of the net 11 times this term.

Haaland is in contention for the golden boot yet again

SunSport prediction

Man Utd 1-2 Man City

What are the odds?

Match result:

• Man Utd – 4/1
• Draw – 14/5
• Man City – 8/13

*Odds courtesy of Paddy Power and are correct at the time of publication.

When is Man Utd vs Man City

• Man Utd vs Man City will take place on Sunday, October 29.
• Kick off will be at 3.30pm BST.
• Old Trafford will host.

What TV channel is Man Utd vs Man City on and can it be live streamed?

• Man Utd vs Man City will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event.
• Sky Sports customers can live stream all the action via the NOW app.
• Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all the action from Old Trafford by following SunSport’s live blog.

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